Large number of Muslim women likely to go to Haj without ‘Mehram’ in 2019: Naqvi | India News

NEW DELHI: A big variety of Muslim ladies are probably to go to Haj devoid of ‘Mehram’ (male companion) future yr, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Sunday. Naqvi, while chairing a meeting right here with associates of organisations connected with Haj, reported that the Haj Committee of India has gained extra than 2,23,000 purposes for Haj 2019 until now.

The in excess of 2,23,000 programs involve about 47 for every cent girls, he was quoted as stating by a statement released from his business.

Haj software approach experienced commenced on November 7, 2018, and the past day for it is December 12.

Naqvi claimed that a lot more than 2,000 females have used to go for Haj in 2019 with no ‘Mehram’ with the amount possible to go up.

Naqvi claimed that in 2018, for the initially time, the Centre experienced lifted the ban on ladies heading to Haj without having Mehram, which resulted into about 1,300 ladies going for the pilgrimage without the need of any male companion.

They experienced been exempted from the lottery process and extra than 100 females Haj coordinators and Haj assistants had been deployed to help the Indian gals Haj pilgrims, Naqvi mentioned.

For the first time soon after Independence, a record number of Muslims — 1,75,025 — from India performed Haj in 2018 and that much too devoid of any subsidy, he reported.

Naqvi stated that creating the Haj approach wholly electronic has aided in building the whole process clear.

For Haj 2019, about 1,36,000 on line apps have been received and the online portal for Personal Tour Operators (PTOs) is now operational, Naqvi reported.

Although on a single hand, the portal has ensured transparency in the functioning of PTOs, on the other hand, it is incredibly advantageous for the pilgrims as they get all the important information and facts, he claimed, incorporating that the new plan for the PTOs is also possible to be chalked out this 12 months.

Naqvi claimed that the central govt, in coordination with Indian Consulate in Jeddah and many anxious companies in Saudi Arabia, is doing the job to guarantee protection and superior amenities for the pilgrims.

The bilateral Haj agreement amongst India and Saudi Arabia is probable to be signed shortly, he claimed.